This week’s contest
Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit your caption below, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Finalists for this week’s cartoon, by Michael Maslin, will appear online August 10th and in the August 17, 2020, issue of The New Yorker. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To read the complete rules, click here.
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The Finalists
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The Winner
“You’re right. It is easier with the ball.”
second place
“He just loves finding new ways to be indifferent.”
third place
“Remember, whoever drops him gets to dry him off.”
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